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'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 19 December 1968 to elect the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]] and [[President of Zambia|President]]. The first post-independence polls saw incumbent [[Kenneth Kaunda]] retain his post as president, whilst his [[United National Independence Party]], the only party to field candidates in all 105 constituencies,<ref name=IPU/> won 81 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 82.5% in the parliamentary election,<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database</ref> but 87.1% in the presidential election.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p953 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref>
 
The only other contestants in the National Assembly elections were the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (73 candidates), and three independents.<ref name=IPU/> The [[United Party (Zambia)|United Party]], which had been established in 1966, was banned in 1968, with many of its members absorbed by the ZANC.<ref name=EISA>[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1968election.htm Zambia: 1968 Elections] EISA</ref> The election campaign was marred by violence, with UNIP members in [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern]] and [[Luapula Province]]s blocking ZANC candidates from lodging nomination papers, resulting in 30 UNIP candidates running unopposed.<ref name=EISA/> Nevertheless, the election saw a swing towards the ZANC and four ministers losing their seats.<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/ZAMBIA_1968_E.PDF Zambia 1968] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref>
 
==Results==
===President===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|align=left|[[Kenneth Kaunda]]||align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||1,079,970||81.8
|-
|align=left|[[Harry Nkumbula]]||align=left|[[Zambian African National Congress]]||240,017||18.2
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||63,490||−
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''1,383,477'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||1,587,966||87.1
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al.
|}
 
===National Assembly===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||657,764||73.2||81||+26
|-
|align=left|[[Zambian African National Congress]]||228,277||25.4||23||+13
|-
|align=left|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||12,619||1.4||1||+1
|-
|align=left|Presidential appointees||−||−||5||New
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||63,490||−||−||−
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''962,150'''||'''100'''||'''110'''||'''+35'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||1,166,637||82.5||−||−
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html African Elections Database]
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:1968 elections in Africa]]
[[Category:1968 in Zambia]]
[[Category:Presidential elections in Zambia|1968]]
[[Category:Elections in Zambia|1968]]

Revision as of 14:11, 18 June 2016

General elections were held in Zambia on 19 December 1968 to elect the National Assembly and President. The first post-independence polls saw incumbent Kenneth Kaunda retain his post as president, whilst his United National Independence Party, the only party to field candidates in all 105 constituencies,[1] won 81 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 82.5% in the parliamentary election,[2] but 87.1% in the presidential election.[3]

The only other contestants in the National Assembly elections were the Zambian African National Congress (73 candidates), and three independents.[1] The United Party, which had been established in 1966, was banned in 1968, with many of its members absorbed by the ZANC.[4] The election campaign was marred by violence, with UNIP members in Northern and Luapula Provinces blocking ZANC candidates from lodging nomination papers, resulting in 30 UNIP candidates running unopposed.[4] Nevertheless, the election saw a swing towards the ZANC and four ministers losing their seats.[1]

Results

President

Party Votes % Seats
Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 1,079,970 81.8
Harry Nkumbula Zambian African National Congress 240,017 18.2
Invalid/blank votes 63,490 −
Total 1,383,477 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,587,966 87.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/–
United National Independence Party 657,764 73.2 81 +26
Zambian African National Congress 228,277 25.4 23 +13
Independents 12,619 1.4 1 +1
Presidential appointees − − 5 New
Invalid/blank votes 63,490 − − −
Total 962,150 100 110 +35
Registered voters/turnout 1,166,637 82.5 − −
Source: African Elections Database

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zambia 1968 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ↑ Elections in Zambia African Elections Database
  3. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p953 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zambia: 1968 Elections EISA
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